Research and development of the advanced anti-personnel landmine detection system by using a compact discharge-type D-D fusion neutron source called IECF (Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion) are described. Landmines are to be identified through increased backscattering of neutrons by the hydrogen atoms, and specific-energy capture γ-ray emission by hydrogen and nitrogen atoms with therma...

In this paper, two fuzzy algorithms for automatic decision making for antipersonnel landmine detection form sensors data. The first is a “feature in-decision out” fuzzy fusion algorithm for two sensors measurements, namely a ground penetrating radar (GPR) and a metal detector (MD). The inputs to the fuzzy fusion algorithm are features extracted from both GPR and MD measurements while the output...

This appendix focuses on the impact of signal-processing techniques on the landmine detection problem and suggests research investments that will allow continued performance improvement. The focus is primarily on processing of electromagnetic induction (EMI) data, although results for other sensors as well as sensor fusion will be discussed. Signal-processing algorithms for landmine detection m...

It is well known that a huge number of buried landmines in the post-war countries are still active, and that many civilians are killed or injured by landmine related accidents every year. Therefore, detection and clearance of buried landmines is a very important issue. Metal detectors are the almost universally available fielded devices for landmine detection, but they have great difficulty in ...

Image Processing Methods Applied to Landmine Detection in Ground Penetrating Radar

We consider the problem of distributed sensor information fusion by multiple autonomous robots within the context of landmine detection. We assume that different landmines can be composed of different types of material and robots are equipped with different types of sensors, while each robot has only one type of landmine detection sensor on it. We introduce a novel technique that uses a market-...

Landmines are affecting the lives and livelihood of millions of people around the world. The video impulse ground penetrating radar system for detection for small and shallow buried objects has been developed. The hardware combines commercially available components with components specially developed or modified for being used in the system. The GPR system has been desired to measure accurately...

This paper presents a new approach to the detection of anti-personnel landmines which is based on the physical detection of landmines using a sharpened probe in a fashion similar to that employed by human deminers. The axial force applied to the probe is sensed as the probe is driven into the ground (at 30 degrees to the horizontal in order to avoid initiating the landmine), and the force infor...

A landmine is an explosive device which concealed under the soil to destroy enemy targets such as soldier, vehicle, tanks etc. Landmines in India are mostly planted fields, forest, wells, water resources and energy production areas. The process of removing land mines from a called Demining or mine clearance. In military operations, deminig done with help devices plows blast waves. Sometimes spe...